Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-18


opens.
For the pleasure and benefit Of the Chau-
tauqua circle, Rev. G. o. Day traced the
rise aud progress Of English literature in
an informal talk at the semi monthly meet
ing on Wednesday evening. Using the fig
ure OF ariver, the speaker showed how from
small beginnings in the time of CHANGER, il
grew 10 a mighty stream in the Elizabethan
age, and followed its course down to our
own day. England it was claimed, had pro
duced "A literature more truly worthy ~ be
called great than that of any other nation.
and the elements Of its greatness were
touched upon and the sources from which
they sprang explained. In concluding, the
speaker outlined the social financial and
domestic environment of % eminent English
writers, deducing therefrom some interest
ing differences as 10 the uses of adversely
in the development of literature. Mr.. DAYS
own individual opinion is that English lite
nature has not seen its best days, but that
these are yet to come, finding in the writ
ings Of George Eliot and Robert Browning
a reason for this belief
The W. r. G. will hold a supper and so
ciabe at the Grand Army hail next Tues
day evening.
Rev. Francis G. Williams, former pas
tor, preached at the Unitarian church last
Sunday.
The winter term Of Miss Sawyers school
at No 4 North street will close March 30
The spring term will open April 10.
Miss Newman has permanently closed her
| engagement at the telephone exchange this
week. For almost four years she has been
the prompt, skilful and obliging servant of
the public in that place and she leaves with
the good will and sincere good wishes of
every patron of the exchange.
The warrant has been posted today for
the annual school meeting of District No. >
which occurs ON Tuesday evening the 29th
inst. Nothing but regular routine business
is called for
Next Sunday evening Rev +. W Whit
ney will consider some Of the religious
teachings of nature The Coal we Burn, 80
will be the subject
The young ladies of the Unitarian socic-
ty will give crazy tea party at the
Lend al Hand club rooms in Crosby block
next Thursday evening. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs
Bonds industrial school for the Grow lndi
an children, TO which nllusion is made in an
editorial in this paper.
portion of the wrecked roof Of the
little river bridge went into the river in
the high wind of last Friday night.
In spite of the stories which are told in
newspaper letters and dispatches of the
wholesale loss of cattle on the Montana
cattle ranges during the past winter, the
Vermont Live Stock officers and stockhold-
ers are fast in the faith that their cattle
have wintered well and with only small
loss. 1t is the unacclimated cattle driven
up from Texas last fall they say, which
have died from exposure and starvation.
Hunters who came along the water courses
of the company's range three weeks ago,
reaching the ranch about the eth Of this
month, said they saw but few dead cattle
Warm winds have taken off the snow and
left the ground bare, with plenty Of feed.
Letters from John Stevens giving full par
ticulars of the situation will soon he here.
"1he uncertainty Of the law finds a
good Illustration in the outcome Of the suit
Of II. W. Simonds against the Bruttlrburo
Gas Light company, which has been the
main feature Of interest at this session Of
the county court. IL is "A fact We believe,
which did not appear during the trial, that
, the gas company at one time rendered the
plaintiff the sum of a hundred dollars as a
neighborly offering for the inconvenience
which he had suffered-and a like SUN was
| accepted by one of his similarly afflicted
neighbors-but Mr.. Simonds thought h,
should have more and brought the suit and
, the jury, after the lawyers on both sides had
: made the case as clear as mud, 90 found that
the damage was just - dollars worth
= Dover people say that the snow is SIX
feet deep on a level in the woods where til,
sun does not strike it, while in Somerset
+ and Stratton, the depth, as stated by relia
BILE witnesses, is from seven TO \ feet 4
gOtIfh
nights, would make quick work Of it, botl
there and here, but, just the same, "th,
gentle spring" who is due to arrive next
Tuesday, is likely 10 find something beside,
flowers in her path, and her lap is likely I,
I prove an uncommonly cold one, for a few
: days anyhow.
To- The board of trade committee who hay,
5 in charge the preparation of little bool
p briefly stating the advantages and attrac
b. tons which Brattleboro offers u manufac
, turers and others as a business point hel,
v a meeting Monday afternoon and made tn,
e final arrangements for bringing out til,
work. A census of the town is now be
4 ing taken to furnish reliable figures Of pop
A ulation for use in it, A committee of tn
a board of trade will probably visit Lowell
A and some other places where il known tina
y manufacturers are contemplating a chang,
Il VI ipNuNlph bl ACCOUNT VI the lilHlI libublt-
n Brattleboro is not singular in its tobog
e gan experience. The fatal accident to Law
n yer James q. Barrett put an end to tobog
n gaming at Rutland. The slide was perma
II nently closed soon after and is now for sale
The Springfield, Mass, slide closed fe,
|. days ago leaving the company toward 500
# in debt, and its value is its worth for sec
a ond hand lumber.
The fact that some - dogs have been Ii
IS censed by the town clerk this wear, up I
:, the present time, against II for the sam
period last year gOes TO show an alnrmin
-. increase in the canine race, hitherto unsus
a pected-Or, quite as likely, hopeful awak
), ening of the public Conscience in cunst
e quence of certain lessons administered ne
4, long ago.
= The Valley Mill company have bought j
Z X. Pierce x Co.'S lease of the Tyler gri,
,e mill, and consequently are now prepare
lie to do their own grinding again. They too
No. possession Wednesday.
I. The dance held by Canton Palestine
As /. o. O. f., at Crosby hall, Tuesday night
At was attended by about 80 couples Tn
lie Philharmonic orchestra supplied the mus
N and the hall was tastefully furnished.
or j. II. Chamberlain has sold span
black horses weighing 24s6 lbs TO Bark,
a x Ransom of New Haven, Conn. Severe
ID parties in town have also made purchas,
r. Of him, including Daniel Dutton, Davi
G. Perry, John Council and the Farmers an
r Mechanics Exchange.
nf The great railroad disaster at Boston fo
in lowed so close upon that at Hartford, an
the interest felt in it was so great, that II
C. Phoenix and the Brattleboro representati,
ID of the Springfield Republican issued AN e,
ID ira Monday afternoon giving all the essei
r, tial facts, so as to satisfy the public desii
Is for news until the fuller details in the LA
e. ly papers could he had the next morning
Of So far as possible these extras were sci
1t. all over the county Monday evening.
Of Frank, second son of f. c. Crosby, W
IL spend the spring vacation in the study
ct music in Boston.
B. The Murray club met with Mr. and Mr.
= Cudworth last evening. There was a fl
&c attendance and the occasion was much e
o. joyed.
IL The real ownership of the Valley NJ
property has not yet been divulged hut Il
ed wise ones grow more and more ready
e, give odds on their guess that it now b
d. longs TO the New London Northern railroi
company. 1t is understood that within
lie week Superintendent Mulligan of the Co
IN necticut River COMPANY has askea ~"
he price on ten feet a. ...
re that 1t was not f.. H
of The public sch .. .1.n. r.r d
to spring vacation ... rH... ... HI
It's Mrs. Bingham Il ui- ...l ... fr
p. port, in answer Ia....auli, ......
1T stating that tn rfH"t NI
ne Bingham, who Hh-| ... .. H..
b, than 80 years, f.r, Boss l ,ru.H
"A may not rally